1961 Toledo Rockets football team

1961 Toledo Rockets football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record3–7 (2–4 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGlass Bowl
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bowling Green $ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Western Michigan 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Miami (OH) 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Ohio 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Toledo 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Marshall 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Kent State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1961 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented Toledo University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1961 college football season. In their second season under head coach Clive Rush, the Rockets compiled a 3–7 record (2–4 in conference games) and finished in fifth place in the MAC.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Phil Yenrick with 563 passing yards, Frank Baker with 739 rushing yards, and Pete Jollif with 330 receiving yards.[3] Yenrick was selected as the quarterback for the 1961 All-MAC football team.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Wichita*
L 7–129,200[4]
September 23Ohio
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
L 6–1010,100[5]
September 30at Youngstown*Youngstown, OHL 12–147,200
October 7Marshall
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 33–67,800[6]
October 14at Bowling Green
L 6–1712,243[7]
October 21Western Michigan
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
L 0–75,500[8]
October 28Kent Statedagger
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 31–226,800[9][10]
November 4at Miami (OH)
L 14–40[11]
November 11at Bradley*
L 22–28[12]
November 18at Temple*
W 15–145,000 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[14]

References

  1. ^ "Toledo Football 2015 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Toledo. 2015. p. 189. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  2. ^ "Toledo Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  3. ^ 2015 Media Guide, pp. 218-221.
  4. ^ "Wichita Sneaks Past Toledo, 12-7". The Plain Dealer. September 17, 1961. p. 6C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bobcats Whip Toledo, 10-6, In Downpour". Springfield News-Sun. September 24, 1961. p. 1 (sports) – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Toledo 33 Marshall 6". The Lima News. October 8, 1961. p. B2 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Hal Lebovitz (October 15, 1961). "B-G Wins 4th, Sails by Toledo". The Plain Dealer. pp. 1C, 6C – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  9. ^ "Toledo Rocks Kent, 31-22". The Lima Citizen. October 29, 1961. p. E3 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  11. ^ "Miami Sets Air Record In Victory". The Cincinnati Post & Times-Star. November 6, 1961. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Bradley Scores Four TD Passes To Beat Toledo". Journal Courier. November 12, 1961. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Dell, John (November 19, 1961). "Yenrick-Paced Toledo Beats Temple with Fourth-Period Comeback, 15-14". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S2 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.


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